ADSF Educators

Reflection Questions

Looking Back

What are the highlights from this year? How have you grown personally?

What’s something you learned this year? In what ways are you healthiest?

List three words that sum up the past year. How have you grown professionally?

Looking Forward

What are new priorities do you have for the new year?

One year from now… How do you plan to be your healthiest in the new year?

What do you need to let go of? What trips do you hope to take this year?

What inspires you? What are you looking forward to?

*full list of questions from The Open Door Principal

The Virtue of Sincerity

Also known as: Genuineness

DEFINITION OF SINCERITY

Trustfulness in words and actions; honesty and enthusiasm towards others

PRAYER FOR SINCERITY:

Dear Jesus, please give me the grace to be honest in all my words and actions. When someone is speaking, give me the patience to listen attentively.

SINCERITY LOOKS LIKE:

• Talking to others and letting them get to know you

SINCERITY SOUNDS LIKE:

• Let me be honest with you... This is what I like...

All entries must be submitted by January 17, 2024. Thank you! Please click above for more information.

Part II of our Educator Pathway Series will be on January 22, 2024, 1:15 pm to 2:15 pm. ZOOM links will be shared closer to the afternoon. On January 22, 2024 you will continue your pathway and reconnect with those who were in your class in October. Focusing on one topic and coming back to it throughout the year, moves an experience beyond the one and done and furthers growth in the pathway.

Please fill out the surveys below to support your session. Thank you.

Executive Functions Pathway (Michael Greschler)

Building Blocks Survey (Alexis Filippini)

Engagement Survey (Erin Pollack)

Looking back on 10/6/23

1. How have the 10/6 sessions (Assessment & your Pathway) impacted your teaching?

2. How have you been able to integrate your expertise and knowledge with the work from 10/6?

3. In practicing your work what have you found most valuable to your classroom?

4. Based on what you learned on 10/6 what have you been able to stop, start, and continue doing in the classroom?

We are looking forward to seeing everyone online on February 12, 2024 for the annual Technology Symposium. This year we will have two sessions (1-1:55 pm and 2-2:55 pm). Registration and course information will be coming out soon!

Join us on February 7, 2024 at St. Cecilia School to hear and experience and in-person presentation on Science Instructional Materials. We will have Amplify, Discovery Education, McGraw Hill, and HMH. More information coming at our January Principal Meeting.

On March 2nd, 2024 we will have 14 teams representing the Archdiocese of San Francisco in the only National Catholic Decathlon! Please keep all teams in your prayers.

Take the time to review these ideas to welcome your students back to school. January and coming back from home can bring different emotions for everyone.

This is a perfect time to review class norms, routines, and start a new. Consider goal setting (see below) and creating an even stronger community in your classroom.

Click here for Tips for a Fresh Start After the Holidays!

CTR has many resources all broken down by grade level. Please take a few moments to review the information, activities, and opportunities to share with your class.

https://www.catholicteacherresources.com/category/holidays-and-events/january/martin-luther-king-jr-day/

Review the Do's and Don'ts of Martin Luther King Jr. Celebrations

Below are a few resources shared by educators. Please review, as always, prior to sharing or using with your students.

Online Library MLK (#1)

Library - MLK online (#2)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Writing Activity

The St. Clare Institute for Leading and Learning is now recruiting K-8 teachers who are interested in becoming Catholic School Principals in the Archdiocese of San Francisco and are seeking an Administrative Certificate program that is Catholic, cost-effective, and offered by the ADSF! Cohort 4 of the St. Clare Catholic Administrative Services Certificate will start in the fall of 2024 and applications are now being accepted.

Cohort sizes are limited and all criteria must be met in order for applicants to be considered. Principals, please tap school teachers with the potential to grow into principal roles. Teachers, please consider if this is the right time to enter a training program to earn the certification necessary to step into the role of K-8 school principal!

More information can be found by clicking here. Please contact Dr. Rolle with any questions or to further discuss, info@stclareinstitute.org.

In Sunday’s Gospel we hear the story of the “astrologers from the east” who came to pay homage to the Infant Jesus. They remind us that Jesus was a universal Savior. He came to redeem all of us, including the lepers and tax collectors and prostitutes. He even reached out to the hated Samaritans, although it was forbidden by law to have any type of contact with them. Your challenge this week is to explore how open you are to the “Samaritans” in your life—those people who are different from you in their faith, their ethnicity, their politics, or their lifestyles. Then do two things. First, find something you share in common with this group. Recognize your common humanity. Second, learn one new thing about this group that you didn’t know before which is worth celebrating. It might be a prayer practice you could embrace, or a recipe for their food which you could try. It could even be a new way of caring for God’s creation. Open your heart to be stretched, get out of your comfort zone, and discover the face of God in the Samaritans around you!

“Then you shall see and be radiant; your heart shall thrill and rejoice because the abundance of the sea shall be brought to you.” –Isaiah 60:5. Approximately 3 billion people worldwide rely on seafood as an essential source of nutrition. Sadly, wild fish populations are declining rapidly due to overfishing, poor resource management, and climate change. Before buying or ordering seafood, check the Seafood Watch consumer guide to help you identify the most sustainable choices: SeafoodWatch.org or download the mobile app.

National Standards and Benchmarks for Effective Catholic Elementary and Secondary Schools